39 Finally [the soul of]* David the king longed to go out* to Abʹsa·lom; for he had comforted himself concerning Amʹnon, because he was dead.

33 Then the king became disturbed and went up to the roof chamber+ over the gateway and gave way to weeping; and this is what he said as he walked: “My son Abʹsa·lom, my son, my son+ Abʹsa·lom! O that I might have died, I myself, instead of you, Abʹsa·lom my son, my son!”+

2 So the salvation on that day came to be an occasion of mourning on the part of all the people, because the people heard say on that day: “The king has felt hurt over his son.”